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South Korean police clear protesters after 35-hour standoff at polling station
SEOUL, June 5 — South Korean riot police said today they had cleared protesters from outside a Seoul polling station after a 35-hour blockade triggered by a ballot shortage. More […]
‘Embryonic spines’: Trump faces rising dissent from Republicans ahead of midterm elections
WASHINGTON, June 5 — US President Donald Trump is used to getting his own way with Republican lawmakers — but there are signs of dissent as his party nervously eyes […]
Mexico City protests threaten to overshadow World Cup opening
MEXICO CITY, June 5 — Just one week before the World Cup opening ceremony on June 11 at Mexico City’s Azteca Stadium, the Mexican capital is facing a wave of […]
New Zealand capital flooded with faeces after storm blocks wastewater pipes
WELLINGTON, June 5 — Homes in New Zealand’s capital were flooded with faeces and sanitary products today after an overnight storm blocked wastewater pipes, the city’s utilities company said. Wellington […]
UK’s only woman naval commando among three killed in helicopter crash
LONDON, June 5 — Britain’s navy yesterday named its only serving woman commando as among three people killed in a helicopter accident. Lily-Mae Fisher, who died when a Merlin Mk4 […]
Palestinians urges Trump to stop Israel annexing territories
UNITED NATIONS, June 5 — The Palestinian ambassador to the UN, surrounded by his counterparts from Arab and Muslim countries, called on the US yesterday to stop Israel’s annexation of […]
Vuvuzelas, air horns banned from Fifa World Cup 2026 stadiums
NEW YORK, June 5 — Soccer fans looking to bring the party to World Cup ‌games will have to go without vuvuzelas, with Fifa banning the plastic horns from venues […]
Zelensky proposes face-to-face meeting with Putin in rare open letter
KYIV, June 5 — Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky proposed a face-to-face meeting with Vladimir Putin in a rare open letter to the Russian leader yesterday, shortly after the Kremlin chief had […]
Trump scraps concerts, announces ‘rally to end all rallies’ for US 250th birthday
WASHINGTON, June 5 — US President Donald Trump yesterday announced a mass rally in Washington on June 24 to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary, saying he’d cancelled planned concerts after several […]
Cuba’s Raul Castro, wanted by the US, celebrates 95th birthday
HAVANA, June 4 — Cuba’s former leader Raul Castro turned 95 yesterday, though his whereabouts were still unknown two weeks after US authorities charged him ‌with murder in connection with […]